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Parks, recreation given a fresh outlook

Millions of dollars are set to be spent upgrading and improving Brimbank’s sporting facilities over the next 10 years. Brimbank council’s draft Sports Facilities Action...

New park court is ace

Taylors Lakes’ budding tennis stars now have even more options to learn the game with the opening of a new public Hot Shots court...

Young hero keeps her cool

A Kings Park girl who rang triple-0 when her mum became ill has received a state award for her bravery. Nine-year-old Nadia Alsaadi kept a...

City works to go green

A proposed amendment to the Brimbank Planning Scheme is aimed at encouraging developers to be environmentally conscious. The council wants to include an Environmentally Sustainable...

Council makes plans to go live

Live streaming of Brimbank council meetings could soon become a reality, with the council to receive a report next month on the possibility of...

Crossings need to go: council

Brimbank council is calling on the state government to urgently remove three level crossings on the Ballarat line, saying it is just a matter...

Council fights stadium removal

Brimbank council is calling on the state government to reinstate a four court indoor stadium into the planning for new college facilities at Sunshine...

Booked in Sunshine

What started as a nice way of getting more people reading books has bloomed into page-turning excitement. Alanna Smith started a free library out the...

Jail for stabbing attack on friend

A Sunshine man who stabbed a friend in the scrotum at a party in 2016 has been sentenced in the County Court to nine...

St Albans a big budget winner

The long-awaited upgrade of St Albans Leisure Centre is a step closer. The upgrade was the centrepiece of Brimbank council’s 2018-19 draft budget, with $1.8...

Vicar spared jail over child abuse chat

By Jacqueline Le - The Age An Anglican priest caught boasting online about his child sex abuse fantasies has been convicted but will not spend any...

Pedestrian dies following collision

A pedestrian has died following a collision in Sunshine North last night. It is believed the 83-year-old woman was crossing West Moreland Road about 6.30pm...

Health bus for mums. bubs

A newly converted mobile bus will provide additional maternal and child health services to parts of Brimbank. Brimbank mayor Margaret Giudice said the bus was...

Birth of a sprint star

A Sunshine Hospital midwife swapped the birthing suite for running track to claim second place in this year’s Stawell Gift. Pamela Austin ran her season-best...

My Brimbank: Trish Macmahon

What’s your connection to Brimbank?   I got married 18 years ago and moved from the northern suburbs to be with my husband. That was 18...

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Abortion care at Northern Health

For the past six years, the abortion service at Broadmeadows Hospital has been providing an essential service to the community. The service offers both...